xviii, 833 pages : 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Foreword / Aram Glorig -- 1. Occupational Hearing Loss: An Overview -- 2. The Physics of Sound -- 3. The Nature of Hearing Loss -- 4. The Otologic History and Physical Examination -- 5. Classification and Measurement of Hearing Loss -- 6. The Audiogram -- 7. Special Hearing Tests -- 8. Conductive Hearing Loss -- 9. Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Diagnostic Criteria -- 10. Mixed, Central, and Functional Hearing Loss -- 11. Systemic Causes of Hearing Loss -- 12. Diagnosing Occupational Hearing Loss -- 13. Hearing Loss: Handicap and Rehabilitation / Robert T. Sataloff, Joseph Sataloff, Caren Copeland and Debra S. Hirshout -- 14. Hearing Protectors / Joseph Sataloff, Paul L. Michael and Lawrence A. Vassallo -- 15. Tinnitus / Robert T. Sataloff, Joseph Sataloff and Mary Hawkshaw -- 16. Dizziness -- 17. Facial Paralysis / Robert T. Sataloff, Mary Hawkshaw and Joseph R. Spiegel -- 18. Tables Summarizing Differential Diagnosis -- 19. Noise Measurement / Paul L. Michael and Kevin L. Michael -- 20. Noise Control / Paul L. Michael and Kevin L. Michael -- 21. Noise Criteria Regarding Risk and Prevention of Hearing Injury in Industry / Terrence A. Dear -- 22. Hearing Conservation Underwater / Harry Hollien -- 23. Hearing Loss in Musicians -- 24. Hearing Conservation in Industry -- 25. Establishing a Hearing Conservation Program -- 26. Occupational Hearing Loss: Legislation and Compensation -- 27. OSHA Noise Regulation -- 28. Formulae Differences in State and Federal Hearing Loss Compensation / Irvin Stander -- 29. Occupational Hearing Loss in the Railroad Industry / David J. Hickton -- 30. The United States: The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act / Lawrence P. Postol -- 31. Occupational Hearing Loss in Canada / Peter W. Alberti -- 32. Occupational Hearing Loss in the United Kingdom / Ann F. Dingle and Liam M. Flood -- 33. Tape Simulation of Hearing Loss -- 34. A Plantiffs' Attorney's Perspective on Occupational Hearing Loss / Gregory John Hannon -- 35. Workers' Compensation: Presenting Medical Evidence in Hearing Loss Cases / Irvin Stander

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